M&I / GBMINI

Talk to Google

Posted on November 17, 2008February 14, 2017 by Ian C.

It’s out … amazing what two enormous companies can do, isn’t it?!
The Google search app for iPhone has just been updated, so now you can speak your searches – I tried it with “GPMINI” and it worked perfectly first time (see below) – and it’s really neat not to have to press any “speak now” button first … Of course when I tried it a second time to get the screenshot, it took about 10 attempts before it heard me correctly again!

Right now, ignore that the App Store thinks there’s no update, and ignore that iTunes says the current version is v0.1; just click “get app” inside iTunes and you’ll get it!

They call it “Fall” …

Posted on November 16, 2008February 20, 2017 by Ian C.

… and that’s what a heap of leaves did, off just one tree, this last weekend! Most trees dropped their leaves a while back, but the Oaks in Pat & Dave’s front garden hold their leaves through the winter – except, they dropped loads during heavy rain recently. This is the outcome:

“Opus 134” at C.B.Fisk

Posted on November 16, 2008February 20, 2017 by Ian C.

Last weekend, we visited C.B.Fisk in Gloucester, for their “Opus 134” open day – “Opus 134” is their name for a huge organ they are manufacturing, to be installed in Covenant Presbyterian Church in Nashville, TN. Here is a mock-up of what it will look like when finished and installed:

Opus 134 mock-up

The finished organ stands about 50ft high – but the display room at C.B.Fisk was only 30ft high, so there was no way to photograph all of it since it wasn’t even all assembled, but I did my best – the “machine” was fascinating – a complicated assemblage of beautiful wood, steel, levers, linkages, tubes, and electronics!